On Wed, 11 Oct 2023 17:57:38 +0200 Arnd Bergmann wrote: > The .ndo_do_ioctl() netdev operation used to be how one communicates > with a network driver from userspace, but since my previous cleanup [1], > it is purely internal to the kernel. > > Removing the cops appletalk/localtalk driver made me revisit the > missing pieces from that older series, removing all the unused > implementations in wireless drivers as well as the two kernel-internal > callers in the ieee802154 and appletalk stacks. > > One ethernet driver was already merged in the meantime that should > have used .ndo_eth_ioctl instead of .ndo_do_ioctl, so fix that as well. > With the complete removal, any future drivers making this mistake > cause build failures that are easier to spot. > > [1] https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20201106221743.3271965-1-arnd@xxxxxxxxxx/ Kalle, Johannes, do these apply for you? I'm getting a small conflict on patch 8 and bigger one on patch 9. If this applies for you maybe you can take it and flush out wireless-next soon after?
